"coal pusher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coal pushers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coal pusher (plural coal pushers)
  1. (rail transport) a device used to push coal forward in the tender of a steam locomotive. Categories (topical): Coal, Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-coal_pusher-en-noun-mFSA2n0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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